Chapter 1

$$\begin{array}{l}\text{ A. NO CHANGE }\\ \text{ B. (The Broadway musicaland the movie, }\\ \text{ respectively, Camelot and Walt Disney's The }\\ \text{ Sword in the Stone, are based on the legend of }\\ \text{ King Arthur.) }\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array}{l}\text{ C. (Movies and musicals, including The Sword in the }\\ \text{ Stone and Camelot, are derived from the legend }\\ \text{ of King Arthur.) }\\ \text{ D. OMIT the underlined portion. }\end{array}$$

Which of the following would most likely have been written by Voltaire? $$\begin{array}{l}\text{ F. A treatise criticizing basicconcepts of the }\\ \text{ Scientific Revolution }\\ \text{ G. Aplay satirizing religious institutions in }\\ \text{ France }\\ \text{ H. A collection of letters mocking the English }\\ \text{ J. Asentimental poem expounding the virtues }\\ \text{ of courtly love }\end{array}$$

Suppose this passage were written for an audience that was unfamillar with the legend of Robin Hood. The writer could most effectively strengthen the passage by: $$\begin{array}{l}\text{ A. }\text{ citing examples of legendary rebels from }\\ \text{ Spanish and French literature. }\\ \text{ B. includingfurther evidence of Robin Hood's }\\ \text{ actual existence. }\\ \text{ C. quoting a few lines from a Broadway musical }\\ \text{ D.including a brief summary of the Robin Hood }\\ \text{ legend. }\end{array}$$

According to the Alvarez theory, the mass extinctions of animal species at the end of the Cretaceous period were caused by: $$\begin{array}{l}\text{ A. animals being crushed by anenormous }\\ \text{ asteroid. }\\ \text{ B. processes like erosionand repeated volcanic }\\ \text{ eruptions. }\\ \text{ C. extremeglobal warming causing a global }\\ \text{ D. environmental conditionsfollowing a }\\ \text{ meteorite impact. }\end{array}$$

Supporters of the Alvarezes’ theory believe finding the impact crater is not necessary because: $$\begin{array}{l}\text{ I. the crater probably is on theocean floor. }\\ \text{ Il. iridium occurs at the Earth's core. }\\ \text{ III. processes like erosion and volcanic eruptions }\\ \text{ obscured the crater. }\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{A}.\mathrm{I}\mathrm{only}\\ \mathrm{B}.\mathrm{I}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{II}\mathrm{only}\\ \mathrm{C}.\mathrm{I}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{III}\mathrm{only}\\ \mathrm{D}.\mathrm{II}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{III}\mathrm{only}\end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{l}\text{ F. NO CHANGE }\\ \text{ G. the diversion ofSherlock Holmes, he promised }\\ \text{ himself, would never again keephim from more }\\ \text{ serious writing. }\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array}{l}\text{ H. more serious writing consumed all his time from }\\ \text{ then on. }\\ \text{ J. he promised himself that SherlockHolmes }\\ \text{ would never again divert him from more serious }\\ \text{ writing. }\end{array}$$